Hoy Lechon - Asian Inspired BBQ — Restaurant in Hatteras Island

If you've never been here, you NEED to! After months of only driving by on Sundays or being in a hurry to get where I was going, I'd FINALLY gotten a chance to stop by and grab some of this amazing smelling food. My daughter and I got the chicken skewers, noodles, beef ribs, pork ribs, and spring rolls. Being a picky eater, I was worried I'd just bought all of this food and my daughter would not eat much.. It took a slight bit of time for the food to cook, but considering they cook it on a grill right there, made to order.. the timing is nothing! The couple that run this place are so sweet and such down to earth people, they make waiting seem like no time! Good conversation all the way around. Once the food was done, it was time for my baby and me to eat up.. let me tell you, this picky eating child ate a bit of everything and enjoyed it all! There was one moment where I thought she was going to bury me alive because I had the nerve to take a bite of her noodles! Lol We've passed by here when they're closed, and she gets mad at ME for it! Came back today and they remembered us. Ordered spring rolls, chicken skewers, and some stuff I can't pronounce and they've done it again! Such good food from some pretty cool people. I'd give 100 stars if I could. Excellent food, excellent service, and for the quality of the meals their prices are on point too.

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We came here today for lunch and we were pleasantly surprised (although we had pretty high expectations anyway). At the recommendation of a guy we met when arriving, I ordered the Cebuchon dish. He did explain that they were out of noodles and we would have to settle for a side of rice and stir fried vegetables instead -- lemme tell you, the stir fried vegetables did not disappoint, and were one of the highlights of the meal. My gf ordered the Pinoy Kebabs (Chicken) and we split an order of the Lumpiang (Spring rolls with ground pork). The food was ready quickly and we hopped down on a curb to eat -- the guy we first met later told us we should have asked him for seating since apparently we could have eaten in the AC-laden convenience store next door. Oh well.

The Cebuchon was so good. Very flavorful and super crispy, reminded me a little bit of double deep fried Korean chicken wings (Bonchon). The chicken Kebabs were also perfectly cooked and seasoned. The spring rolls remind me more of a Vietnamese crispy roll (I typically find egg rolls and spring rolls to be mostly flavorless), super flavorful and so delicious.

We are here for a few more days and will probably return hungry to try a couple more...

Food is ok. Rice noodles are typical angel hair wheat pasta, so if you are trying to avoid gluten- noodles are not for you. Tasted like it was leftovers from another day, veggies soggy and old. Green papaya salad that was on the menu came as a condiment in tiny tablespoon-size containers and tasted like sushi ginger. Grilled chicken was cooked just enough to not taste like raw, not fully marinated with seasoning only on the skin, and it was dry. Pork ribs are advertised as Thai seasoned, which is the main reason I ordered them - love Thai spices. Unfortunately, I could barely detect a hint of that flavor, as the sweet bbq sauce they baste it with came through the most. Rice was very grainy, sticks between the teeth, I threw it away. Pork skewers were good, I think that’s the only thing I’d recommend.

In terms of service, these are nice people, but they work slow. So be prepared to wait. They forgot to put half of my order in the bag, so we had to drive back for it - and to wait another 20 min while they cooked it.

Overall, I understand they are just starting their business and if they strive to improve, it can be a decent place to visit sometime...